CONTENTS
Geography


GEOGRAPHY—Students use knowledge of geographic locations, patterns and processes to show the interrelationship between the physical environment and human activity, and to explain the interactions that occur in an increasingly interdependent world.

Benchmark A: Use map elements or coordinates to locate physical and human features of North America.
2: Use cardinal and intermediate directions to describe the relative location of places.
3: Describe the location of Ohio relative to other states and countries.
4: Use maps to identify the location of major physical and human features of Ohio including:
a. Lake Erie;
b. Rivers;
c. Plains;
d. The Appalachian Plateau;
e. Bordering states;
f. The capital city;
g. Other major cities.

Benchmark B: Identify the physical and human characteristics of places and regions in North America.
6: Identify manufacturing, agricultural, mining and forestry regions in Ohio.

Benchmark D: Analyze ways that transportation and communication relate to patterns of settlement and economic activity.
10: Use elevation, natural resource and road maps to answer questions about patterns of settlement, economic activity and movement.

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